Monday, June 29, 2009

Product review: POURfect measuring cups and spoons

One of the benefits of being a food blogger is that sometimes nice companies send you free stuff. I've gotten a few things I'm not particularly interested in, and when that happens I don't write about them (much to the dismay of the PR people involved). But last week I got a pretty cool sample I wanted to share with you. It's a new line of measuring cups and spoons called POURfect.

Yes, I am such a kitchen geek that measuring cups and spoons can get me breathing heavily. So sue me.

The POURfect gadgets have two distinct advantages over the other measuring devices I usually use. One, they pour beautifully because they have little spouts at the front - a big deal for me, because I am left-handed and most measuring cups or spoons that have spouts or lips have them on the side (the WRONG side, if you ask me). And two, the sets I got each have at least twice as many sizes as what you normally find. The spoons, which clip onto a rubber ring (but can be easily removed while you're using them), go from 1/64 tsp to 2 Tbsp. And the cups go from 1/8 cup to 2 cups, with many gradations in between.

I have not seen the POURfect bowls, beaker and Scrape-A-Bowl (pictured above), so I can't comment on those, but I imagine the beaker and bowl pour similarly to the cups and spoons.

All the POURfect items are dishwasher and microwave safe - a must in my kitchen.